Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-05
WE have before alluded to,h.

prise shown by tue city of s,, -
 California, in spreading broadcast sna
 olally prepared information Of ,ts -,
 sources and advantages. tlror,, ,L,
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 upon all the routes leading to Ia p.,i.
 he Coast are rlentifully supplied v,,l
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 and as result a new impulse Of sctivi,,.
 and life has been created, and the nsc
 oi immigration pouTs it's overaov of
 people into the Santa Clara v.,Iov
 Prohting by the success of this evr.-,-
 ment, Colton las lately adopted ,hs S-n
 Jose plan, md several other es-i-i,.-
 towns in Southern California ora r-s
 pairing to do likewise. The iies .s rational one. The western travel is made up almost exclusively of ,nts,li sent and refined people; .hey nre ersar- '!a1Iiy reading people, and gl 5lv gv.,.l themselves Of every sc7ap ci pr5ger ... formation concerning the csurt-v through which they arc para.-s ar visiting. They are Lurries .br.nrb Aslzona over its most iresry ar3 o-s0-a-e Plalns, totally oblivi1u- 10 t.e many interesting relics os aut!q-l,v and the curiosl.ies of nature that may he found almost everywhere; absolutely i.- noraot ot the paraj.saic.l beauties of landscape scenery aLd climatic ge-fec- Ilon that surrounds every raz-sa rnoun. tain peak and dsi yl1iGl valley: painfully unconscious Of the grand ovpcr.uai.ier for profitable investments SO abuade,it in almost every line Of spec1Ia.i a OF lsei- umste industry; and cruelty denied Knowledge that they are i1urne7ing Le- yond the fountains Of heeI,h thet they have been made to believe only -,izt on the damp shores of the Pacific cc.la. They only know that they are passirg through the Apache land where rava-ls but recently psacticei all the atrocities that characterize their fsuGish nature. l and they do not care to lift the i-1ssi- ] nary b.ack pail upon such t-ay. cal scanes while they are seeking only health 1 and pleasure. Our Lew life of cma-ci- | patron from these sorrows is unknown | to them aud their hurried journey l through our lsni leavss this one D. ge ID their Tecorl but a cleerlcfs blank. The mission ot the press a,Oae l. s-e- quaie to change th;s condition of letd- aTEy into interesting lie a1d Ec.igi- y, and to occaEiyn a halt of tLe pa sing throngs for opportunities to study the pleasing enignas that nature and fate have So mysteTiOus!y yelled srcr Iu lie gaze. The local press cs1 bring -b1ut this desirable change and work tue uir- acle of the boom that should cone. Bat unsiiei and unsupported. the press cannot accomplish 60 E.s--- uc 8 tssk, and ]. Is 1sE.1- too much of o sacufcs C. ---- the expensive effort G-oa tfcl.l ] part. The general rr5i,c tuat dsriy5s aI. the benefit must Cooperate sad sur- ! p.smont the wiling a-5 u1selEsh Ia- 5ors of the newspaper with t-e str1-- siusWs so necessary 60 s-c, ss. No ia- iiyidual effort can accomplish SO great a 8 public bie-s sing. hoEev well directed, ard the body oi tae people nus. them selves assiss in the trsk, and possibly 'or a time cas: their bread upon tte waters We have ths c-aaaess sits t1o orodlgal hEad o. uaturs c-u give, ly:ag 'il about UG. aad We neglect cur plan laty fl we do uct mGka use o3 them. We gre sleeping and framing away he golden moments when Ue shau,a bs t work, and the echoes O; ras-ils op- ,or:uai.ie5 5i5:E.b 0urr ts.E s,-l-'r-s v-. a -i-. -.l--. u' E...l .-- .-.r- ..l. Lsi Co JOB -- --a ..l. .--- -7-s all l-.ls --..e..- r.= our rrrar- .5uaale lalJielcs and .at-v. Il-ts 2 g no cauu-gy ullcs tle agit rayr o. ! ho golden saa i-1- saas h.s assa -.v- p l. O grand b5r-aris.t. 2. . l5al 'aa- h,s ,ezu SO foo -isaIy ueF,ss=I. L.-u7 5e ome.h.ug nov, vbi'a tse current 5a assiug o1r d55-z. and vt=n We once esIn tSe good v--k Es v,ll Lli D be task far ss I-ff-u!. and expensive han it at fras appeared to ,o.